Mr. Speaker, the member has asked that question a number of times today.
I am one who has brought forward requests for access to information. I have been very dismayed when after years have gone by the documents come forward with white-out over the whole page, with maybe a little paragraph at the bottom of one page and another paragraph somewhere else.
That is one of the reasons I am very pleased with the accountability act, that there will be changes to the Access to Information Act and to a number of other acts as well.
We want to be able to hold governments to account. Canadians want to be able to hold governments to account. They expect openness and transparency in their government.
Legitimate concerns are still there with access to information. We also have privacy laws. Some things perhaps may have to be kept secret for legal reasons. There are other commercial confidentialities. There is the protection of intergovernmental affairs which is very legitimate.
However, pages 24 and 25 of the accountability bill lay out a very comprehensive strategy for making government more transparent.